Forrest Gump vs Magic in the Moonlight

Forrest Gump has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.5/10 for Magic in the Moonlight). Magic in the Moonlight is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 22m. Forrest Gump is the older of the two (1994 against 2014). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Forrest Gump posterForrest Gump1994 VS Magic in the Moonlight posterMagic in the Moonlight2014
Forrest GumpMagic in the Moonlight
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 6.5/10
Year19942014
Length2h 22m1h 38m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Romance
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorRobert ZemeckisWoody Allen
Main castGary Sinise, Robin Wright, Tom Hanks, Hanna Hall, Siobhan Fallon HoganHamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, Marcia Gay Harden, Catherine McCormack, Erica Leerhsen

Synopsis

Forrest Gump

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

Magic in the Moonlight

Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.

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